Rathkenny

210 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathkenny, from 70 m² to 809,186 m² (80.92 ha, 199.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 53 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 249 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: (1) to construct a part one and a half storied, part single storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, (2) to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, (3) to make a new entrance onto the road along with entrance walls, gates & piers, (4) all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561262

• 27 Jun 2025Conditional

  (1) Removal of existing underground slatted dairy washings storage tank, (2) Construction of replacement underground dairy washings and slurry storage tank with slatted areas at ground level, (3) Completion of all ancillary site works and associated site structures

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560653

• 28 Mar 2025Conditional

  revised extension and alterations to existing two storey dwelling from previously approved planning application under Reference No. 23/60028. The development will consist of the following: 1) to renovate existing two storey dwelling with demolitions of structurally un sound walls 2) to raise the roof level of the existing dwelling and construct single storey extension to the side of existing two storey dwelling with internal and external elevation alterations to existing two storey dwelling, 3) to close up an existing septic tank and soak-pit and to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, 4) to upgrade the existing entrance and construct entrance gates and piers, 5) all ancillary site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560311

• 3 Oct 2024Conditional

  the construction of a bungalow, domestic garage, proprietary waste water treatment system, new entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24397

• 11 Dec 2023Conditional

  retention of an over-ground circular slurry storage tank and all associated site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2360468

• 27 Nov 2023Conditional

  the development will consist of a 10-year permission for the construction of a solar PV energy development within a total site area of approximately 131.93ha, to include solar PV panels ground mounted on steel support structures, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, storage containers, CCTV cameras, access tracks, fencing and associated electrical cabling, ducting and ancillary infrastructure. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 231082

• 9 Nov 2023Conditional

  planning permission to retain attic storage space in existing one and a half storey detached dwelling, alterations to internal layout and elevations of previously approved planning Ref. No. 01/5217, to retain attic storage space and alternations elevations to existing one and a half storey detached domestic garage all associated site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2360398

• 8 Nov 2023N/a

  the development will consist of a 10-year permission for the construction of a solar PV energy development within a total site area of approximately 131.93ha, to include solar PV panels ground mounted on steel support structures, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, storage containers, CCTV cameras, access tracks, fencing and associated electrical cabling, ducting and ancillary infrastructure. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 231037

• 16 Jun 2023N/a

  the construction and completion of a workshop and all associated site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 23622

• 3 May 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of (a) renovations to existing two storey dwelling, (b) construction of a two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling thereby raising the roof ridgeline of existing dwelling, (c) construction of single storey extensions to side of existing dwelling, (d) installation of an effluent treatment system and percolation area and (e) all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360028

• 26 Jan 2023Conditional

  the construction of an over-ground circular slurry storage tank, underground reception tank, dung stead, and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2373

• 19 Dec 2022Refused

  the construction of a two storey style dwelling, detached domestic garage, a domestic wastewater disposal system, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221679

• 5 Sept 2022N/a

  the construction of a geomembrane slurry lagoon and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 221161

• 5 Aug 2022N/a

  the construction of a geomembrane slurry lagoon and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 221025

• 9 May 2022Conditional

  the retention of front porch, sunroom to side, Utility Room to rear, Lean-to roof to rear of dwelling and detached domestic shed along with all ancillary site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 22594

• 28 Apr 2022Conditional

  the conversion of existing dwelling to storey and a half design and to construct single storey extension to rear, domestic garage to side along with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22564

• 8 Oct 2021Refused

  the construction of a bungalow, proprietary waste water treatment system, new entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211974

• 21 May 2021N/a

  the construction of a bungalow, proprietary waste water treatment system, new entrance, stables, dungstead and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21976

• 30 Apr 2021N/a

  the construction of a bungalow, proprietary waste water treatment systems, new entrance, stables, dungstead and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21827

• 30 Oct 2020Refused

  the construction of a bungalow, proprietary waste water treatment systems, new entrance, stables, dungstead, dog kennels and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201594

• 26 Mar 2020Refused

  the construction of new single storey dwelling with proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA200425

• 5 Feb 2020N/a

  retention of ground floor extension to rear of dwelling, retention of first floor and change of site layout

  Retention · Meath County Council, KA200119

• 14 Nov 2019Refused

  the construction of new 1.5 storey dwelling with proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA191515

• 25 Oct 2019N/a

  the construction of new 1.5 storey dwelling with proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA191416

• 23 Apr 2019Conditional

  a single storey classroom extension with ancillary accommodations and associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA190490

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rathkenny.

Recorded monuments

• ME012-034 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. This is depicted as a circular embanked feature (ext. diam. c. 38m) annotated as the ‘Site of Rathkenny Fort’ on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as the ‘Rathkenny Fort (Site of)’ on the 1908 edition. It was described in 1968 (SMR file) as a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 22.7m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m at S to 1.15m at W), with an outer fosse (at S: Wth of top 3m; ext. D 0.35m) that was absent at W. An entrance was not identified. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 3 August 2022

• ME012-035 Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
  Description

  Located on a NW-facing slope. This monument was first published by Conwell (1864-6) who highlighted the cupmarks on the upper surface of the roofstone, although it was always admitted that these might be the result of weathering as is probably the case. Of the incised art on the underside of the roofstone and the side of the only upright facing inwards there could be no doubt, although it was difficult to provide a context. The tomb and its art was much discussed in the early days (du Noyer 1868; Borlase vol. 2, 343-4; Atkins 1896, Lecture Waterford Archaeological Journal, 2, 72-4; Tempest 1939), and Raftery (1939) was of the view that two of these curvilinear designs including a triskele motif were Iron Age in date, and he is probably right. The other designs, largely simple circles, have affinities in Passage Tomb art from the Boyne valley (Shee-Twohig, 1981, 236; 2004, 226). The remains of the tomb consist of a large roofstone (3.25m x 2.3m; T 0.85m) resting against a single upright stone (H 1.45m), possibly the sole surviving orthostat of a portal-tomb. An inclined slab beside it to the S appears to be set in the ground and may represent a further structural element, possibly a sillstone. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 April 2017 Amended: 3 August 2022

• ME012-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a general SW-facing slope. This was described in 1968 (SMR file) as a large circular grass-covered area (diam. 66m NW-SE; 64.5m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at SE: Wth of base 8.7m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 3.6m), with an external flat-bottomed and water-logged fosse (Wth of base 3.3m ext. D 1.8m) that may have been re-dug E-S-NNW. There is a break in the bank (Wth of base 1.1m) at WSW that is fairly recent and a modernised entrance (Wth of base 9m) at SE while there is an older breach (Wth of base 10m) at SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 3 August 2022, 15 December 2022

• ME012-040001 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  The house is situated in a col between Simpson’s Mountain that rises c. 90m over it c. 1.2km to the NE and lower hills that rise c. 40-60m over it c. 1-1.3km to the SW, SSE and SE. The headwaters of the S-N Killary Water are c. 70m to the E. A two storey and attic house (int. dims 12.4m N-S; 6.4m E-W) is attached to the S of the tower house (ME012-040002-), but most of the W wall does not survive and there is a base-batter on the E wall. Located towards the N end of the E wall (T 1.95m) is a flat-arched doorway (Wth 1.5m) that has a blocked embrasure just to its S. The S wall has a small fireplace (Wth 1.35m) and there may be another fireplace towards the S end of the W wall. The first floor has two large windows in the E wall and a robbed fireplace, the flue of which projects on the outside of the wall, on the S wall. There is evidence of at least one window in the S gable of the house. Archaeological testing (07E0971) by C. Duffy c. 15-30m to the E and SE at the closest point produced no related material (excavations.ie 2007:1378). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 13 June 2016 Amended: 9 March 2021

• ME012-040002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  A castle at Rathkenny (15) in Rathkenny as an isolated portion of Navan barony is not marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony or parish maps (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Hugh Hussey of Galtim owned 444 acres there in 1640 and on the premises was ‘one Castle one Church and a Corne Mill’ (Simington 1940, 227). The tower house is situated in a col between Simpson’s Mountain that rises c. 90m over it c. 1.2km to the NE and lower hills that rise c. 40-60m over it c. 1-1.3km to the SW, SSE and SE. The headwaters of the S-N Killary Water are c. 70m to the E. The ground floor and its vault are buried, but the E half of three upper storeys (int. dims 4.5m N-S; 2m plus E-W) survive. There is no surviving evidence of a stairs or garderobes but the first floor has a double-splay loop in the N wall and another in the E wall. The E wall is rebated for the second floor, which has a large window in the E wall. The S wall is rebated for the third floor, which has a window in the E wall with a single corbel above it. The stone house (ME012-040001-) is attached to the S, and the site of the parish church of Rathkenny (ME012-041----) is c. 350m to the SSE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 13 June 2016

• ME012-041 Church
  Description

  Located on a rise which is on a N-facing slope overlooking a col c. 200m distant between Simpson’s Mountain that rises c. 90m over it c. 1.2km to the NE and lower hills that rise c. 40-60m over it c. 1-1.2km to the W, SSE and SE. The headwaters of one of the sources of the S-N Killary Water stream are in the col. A church at Rathkenny is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 261). John Tyrrell was vicar in 1541 (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 302). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel as in ruins (Erlington 1847-64, 1, xcvi). According to the Dopping and Royal Visitations (1682-93) the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary was in ruins and it was not enclosed (Ellison 1973, 5). The site of the medieval parish church of Rathkenny is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 63m WNW-ESE; c. 52m NNE-SSW) defined by masonry walls. The conserved shell of the late 18th century Church of Ireland church, which Lewis (1837, 2, 501) describes as a small modern structure, are in the graveyard. This is complete (ext. dims 10.45m WNW-ESE; 7.37m NNE-SSW) with an apse that has a single large window extending to the E (total L 12.8m). The W doorway (Wth 1.22m) has an architrave of dressed limestone in a Georgian fashion dating from c. 1750. There are two rectangular windows in each of the long walls, with a brick fireplace between those in the N wall. A mausoleum (ext. dims 4.85m WNW-ESE; 4.6m NNE-SSW) situated just S of the apse consists of a NNE-SSW barrel-vault (Wth 3.25m ; H 1.55m) with wicker-centring that is blocked off at either end, with a light in the S wall. The chamber is buried c. 1m in the ground. There is no visible evidence of the older church apart from fragments of the hood-moulding of a pointed doorway and portion of a window sill in the graveyard. The bottom of a rectangular font incorporating the top of its circular stem was noted in the graveyard in 1968 (SMR file). This is now in the porch of the old Roman Catholic church in Rathkenny (ME018-002----), c. 335m to the SW. The font is square (dims 0.5m x 0.5m; H 0.26m) with chamfered corners and a circular basin (diam. 0.39m; D 0.17m plus). It has a circular projection beneath (diam. 0.43m; H 0.9m) for the top of a circular stem, but much of the basin is damaged (surviving H 0.35m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 11 December, 2014

• ME012-041001 Graveyard
  Description

  The site of the medieval parish church of Rathkenny (ME012-041----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 63m WNW-ESE; c. 52m NNE-SSW ) defined by masonry walls. The font from the graveyard is now in the porch of the old Roman Catholic church in Rathkenny (ME018-002----), c. 330m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 11 December, 2014

• ME012-041002 Font
  Description

  There is no visible evidence of the medieval church apart from fragments of the hood-moulding of a pointed doorway and portion of a window sill in the graveyard. The bottom of a rectangular font incorporating the top of its circular stem that was noted in the graveyard in 1968 (SMR file). This is now in the porch of the old Roman Catholic church in Rathkenny (ME018-002----), c. 335m to the SW. The font is square (dims 0.5m x 0.5m; H 0.26m) with chamfered corners and a circular basin (diam. 0.39m; D 0.17m). It has a circular projection beneath (diam. 0.43m; H 0.9m) for the top of a circular stem, but much of the basin is damaged (surviving H 0.35m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload; 11 December, 2014

• ME012-041003 Mausoleum
  Description

  A mausoleum (ext. dims 4.85m WNW-ESE; 4.6m NNE-SSW) situated just S of the apse of the 18th century church in the graveyard (ME012-041001-). It consists of a NNE-SSW barrel-vault (Wth 3.25m ; H 1.55m) with wicker-centring that is blocked off at either end, with a light in the S wall. It is buried c. 1m in the ground. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 December, 2014

• ME012-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a shelf at the bottom of the S-facing slope of Simpson’s Mountain, and overlooking Black Lough c. 150m to the SE. It was described in 1968 (SMR file) as a raised and circular grass-covered area (diam. 45m NW-SE) define by an earthen bank (at SE: Wth c. 8m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H 2.3m) best preserved ESE-S but largely by an external scarp (at NW: Wth 8m; H 1.7m). There is no evidence of a fosse and the most likely original entrance is a gap (Wth of base 0.7m) at S but there are also modern farm entrances at NW and NE. There is a sunken area (dims 15.8m E-W; 5.9 N-S) inside the perimeter at NW with the grass-covered remains of a wall footing. Another sunken area (dims 10.5m N-S; 6.5m E-W) inside the bank at SW might also be a building, but both probably post-date the abandonment of the rath. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended; 3 August 2022

• ME012-042001 Building
  Description

  Inside the perimeter of rath (ME012-042----) at NW is a sunken area (dims 15.8m E-W; 5.9N-S) with the grass-covered remains of a wall footing. Another sunken area (dims 10.5m N-S; 6.5m E-W) inside the bank at SW might also be a building, but both probably post-date the abandonment of the rath. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 1 March 2023

• ME018-002 Font (present location)
  Description

  A square font (dims 0.5m x 0.5m) with chamfered corners that has a circular projection beneath for the top of a circular stem which was kept at the new Roman Catholic church at Rathkenny is now at the site of the old church and its graveyard. Much of the basin is damaged (surviving H 0.35m). It is thought to have come from a church site in Rathkenny (ME018-003----) c. 900m to the E, but is more likely to have come from the site of the medieval parish church (ME012-041----) c. 440m to the NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 5 June, 2014

• ME018-003 Church
  Description

  Situated at the bottom of a N facing slope. A small rectangular enclosure (dims c. 25m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) is believed locally to be a church site, but there is no visible evidence of a church, other than that the font, now in the porch at the old Roman Catholic church at Rathkenny (ME018- 002----) c. 900m to the W, is thought to have come from this location, but the font came from the medieval church site (ME012-041----). This may have been a Penal church. There is a well c. 20m to the E of the enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 15 December, 2014

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey farmhouse built c.1820, with porch addition. Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls. Timber sash windows.

• Farmyard complex, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ranges of outbuildings, built c.1820, comprising of pair of outbuildings flanking house, with detached outbuilding to north-east and detached outbuilding to south-west. Pitched corrugated-iron and fibre cement roofs. Rubble stone walls. Timber battened doors.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathkenny.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Rathkenny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Rathkenny · Ráth Cheannaigh

Area

6,474,356 m² (647.44 ha, 1,599.85 acres)

Civil parish

Rathkenny, and its townlands

Barony

Slane Upper

Electoral division

Rathkenny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathkenny electoral division: 699 people in 234 households; 94% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Chamberstown, Dreminstown, Heronstown, Horistown, Killary, Ladyrath, Mullagha, Parsonstown Demesne

Placenames

Rathkenny on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.